With the secrecy that characterizes American companies when it comes to reveal its future plans and the usual caution of major international companies moving in an extremely competitive business, they have moved their intentions of having Malaga as homeport for 2015 programming. Without going into details of ships or figures, a company of Royal Caribbean group, NCL or Disney ones, which opens in May at the Malaga facilities, has advanced studying to renew and expand their scales in the capital of Costa del Sol, as professionals who have participated in meetings with the main shipping into the biggest cruise fair of the world, Seatrade Miami. The Malaga expedition assesses the presence in this event and ensures that they return with the tranquility that reports the good news.
Of these new claims, it was highlighted a shipping company of Royal Caribbean group that studies to set a ship in the city for two scales the next year. This operation would be the taking of contact with the market that requires the company to return to a facility that stopped making the greater operational of the port in 2013. However, the main test for reconquering this shipping company will occur on 11 September, the date on which it is scheduled for berthing in a Spanish and European port of the largest cruise ship in the world for the first time, ‘Oasis of the Seas’. The arrival of this ship will test the technical infrastructure and operational port, that must perform the loading and unloading of over 6,000 people to time trial.
«The first challenge is the arrival of the largest cruise ship in the world and the first scale on port of the Disney cruise, which is the only major shipping company that has not yet operated in Malaga» explained responsible for the sector. In this regard, he stated that if everything goes as planned, Disney will be willing to repeat in the capital of the Costa del Sol. This company has planned two scales in this year, the first one on May. To celebrate this first berthing, Malaga City Council has announced that they have plans to organize activities in the city with cultural performances for the little ones at the city center.
In addition, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), headquartered in Miami, expressed his claims, yet to be specified, to duplicate in 2015 the scales based in Malaga and this year are eight scheduled sharing with Barcelona. From the port it works with the prospect to close 2014 with a positive balance, two or three points, after falling 40% last year.
The president of the State Ports José Llorca, thanked the attendees to the reception offered the Public Agency as part of the fair, the trust they are placing in Spanish ports, and effort deployed by placing Spain as one of the main destinations. Llorca said «details from the good start to the year with an increase of 41% in cruise passengers, with 454,000 passengers and 208 cruise ships come into our ports, it joins the high expectations that translates the Cruise Lines International Association».
My Concierge Marbella advices you to setting up your business in Costa del Sol.
*Sources taken from «Diario Sur»